FC St. Pauli vs Bayer Leverkusen
Ref: Martin Petersen, GermanyMillerntor-Stadion, Hamburg · 29,564 cap
Match recap
Bayer Leverkusen beat FC St. Pauli 2–1 in their Bundesliga fixture. Wahl scored for FC St. Pauli; Tapsoba and Poku replied for Bayer Leverkusen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.82 for FC St. Pauli versus 0.69 for Bayer Leverkusen. FC St. Pauli sit 18th in the Bundesliga table while Bayer Leverkusen are 6th.
First Half
21'
Quansah
Yellow Card
25'
⚽
Tapsoba
⚽
Wahl
Second Half
46'
⇄
Andrich
Fujita
Yellow Card
56'
⇄
Ben Seghir
56'
⇄
Tape
58'
⚽
Poku
Assist: Álex Grimaldo
60'
Vázquez
Yellow Card
⇄
Hountondji
⇄
Ritzka
75'
⇄
Tillman
⇄
Fujita
⇄
Pereira Lage
Smith
Yellow Card
⇄
Saliakas
89'
⇄
Schick
90+2'
Fernández
Yellow Card
90+2'
Badé
Yellow Card
Ceesay
Yellow Card
90+9'
Christian Kofane
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bayern München | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | +86 | 89 |
| 5 |  1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | +13 | 61 |
| 6 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | +21 | 59 |
| 7 |  SC Freiburg | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 47 |
| 17 |  1. FC Heidenheim | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
| 18 |  FC St. Pauli | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -31 | 26 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FC St. PauliBayer Leverkusen
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.82VS0.69
Attack6 · 0 won
13
Shots
5
6
Shots on target
4
7
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
0
13
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
447
Total passes
490
372
Accurate passes
414
83%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
5
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
1
Blocked shots
1
0.10
Goals prevented
0.10
FC St. Pauli
3-4-1-2
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1
FC St. Pauli
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2Emmanouil SaliakasM
- 5Hauke Finn WahlD
- 6James Hoban SandsM
- 8Eric Anders SmithD
- 10Danel SinaniF
- 16Joel Chima FujitaM
- 21Lars RitzkaD
- 22Nikola VasiljG
- 23Louis OppieM
- 27Andréas HountondjiF
- 28Mathias Pereira LageF
Substitutes
- 1Ben Alexander VollG
- 3Karol MetsD
- 9Abdoulie CeesayF
- 11Arkadiusz PyrkaD
- 17Oladapo Joshua AfolayanF
- 19Martijn KaarsF
- 20Erik Melker AhlstrandM
- 24Connor Isaac MetcalfeM
- 25Adam DźwigałaD
Bayer Leverkusen
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1Mark FlekkenG
- 4Jarell Amorin QuansahD
- 5Loïc BadéD
- 8Robert AndrichM
- 10Malik Leon TillmanF
- 12Edmond Fayçal TapsobaD
- 14Patrik SchickF
- 16Axel Tape-KobrissaM
- 17Eliesse Ben SeghirF
- 20Álex GrimaldoM
- 24Aleix GarcíaM
Substitutes
- 6Ignacio Ezequiél Agustín Fernández CarballoM
- 7Jonas HofmannM
- 9Claudio Jeremías EcheverriM
- 19Ernest PokuF
- 21Lucas VázquezD
- 28Janis Jonathan BlaswichG
- 30Ibrahim MazaF
- 35Christian KofaneF
- 44Jeanuël BelocianD
FC St. Pauli
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauke Wahl | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Danel Sinani | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Eric Smith(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Manolis Saliakas | M | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Louis Oppie | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mathias Pereira Lage | F | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 0/1 |
| Joel Chima Fujita | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Nikola Vasilj | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Sands | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lars Ritzka | D | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Hountondji | F | 68 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Arkadiusz Pyrka | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Voll | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Karol Mets | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor Metcalfe | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Oladapo Afolayan | F | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Dźwigała | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Abdoulie Ceesay | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Martijn Kaars | F | 22 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bayer Leverkusen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond Tapsoba | D | 90 | 9.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Loïc Badé | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleix García | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Malik Tillman | F | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Axel Tape | M | 56 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Andrich(C) | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrik Schick | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eliesse Ben Seghir | F | 56 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jarell Quansah | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Mark Flekken | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Claudio Echeverri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Maza | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Janis Blaswich | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeanuël Belocian | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ezequiel Fernández | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ernest Poku | F | 34 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lucas Vázquez | D | 34 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Hofmann | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christian Kofane | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |